About Ara Labs
Ara Labs is a private company based in Hawthorne, California. It has reported $37,007,799 raised in seven offerings on Form D since September 2016. Its chief executive is Jeffrey Cripe.
Funding Rounds (SEC Form D)
| First sale | Filed with SEC | Amount sold | Investors | Avg. check | Terms | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $1,999,834fully sold | 15 | $133K | Equity, DebtRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| May 9, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | $5,450,000of $10.0M target | 6 | $908K | S.A.F.E (simple agreements for future equity)Rule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Sep 21, 2018 | $22,499,997fully sold | 39 | $576K | EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| May 1, 2018 | May 8, 2018 | $1,100,000fully sold | 8 | $137K | S.A.F.E. (simple agreements for future equity)Rule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Nov 28, 2017 | $4,399,985of $5.6M target | 22 | $199K | EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Nov 7, 2016 | Nov 22, 2016 | $1,427,983of $1.7M target | 21 | $67,999 | EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Aug 24, 2016 | Sep 14, 2016 | $130,000fully sold | 7 | $18,571 | Convertible Promissory Notes and the equity securities issuable upon conversion of such notes.Rule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Total, seven offerings | $37,007,799 | |||||
First sale is the date the first investor in the offering committed to invest. Companies must file Form D within 15 days of that date, so filing dates run later.
Leadership Team
Executive officers and directors listed on Ara Labs's Form D filed Jun 20, 2025.
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Brian Rigert
Director
JW
Jasper Wheeler
Executive officer, director and promoter
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Ron Qiao
Executive officer
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Vaibhav Kumar
Director
MM
Michael Murphy
Director
JC
Earlier filings also listed Toby Zhang (director, last listed May 2019), Stuart Clark (executive officer, last listed May 2019), Eric Aleman (executive officer, last listed May 2019), Cyan Banister (director, last listed May 2019) and Matthew Lee (director, last listed Sep 2018).